Holder for articles of printed



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- HOLDER FOR AI KTICLES 0F PRINTED MATTER Filed Jul y 10, 1959 3-Sheets-Sh9et s jazzrazw oewemiez'm W I d v Patented Mar. 24, 1942 HOLDER FOR ARTICLES OF PRINTED MATTER Laurcnce Loewcnstein, Columbus, Ohio Application July 10, 1939, Serial No. 283,547

1 Claim.

This invention has for its object the provision of a folding holder adapted, when in active use, to function as a support for newspapers, magazines, or books, so that such printed matter will be held for convenient reading by the user of the holder without requiring employment of the hands.

Another object resides in providing a rest or holder which may be placed on a table, or other suitable supporting surface, disposed contiguous to a reader so that a newspaper, for instance, may be retained by the holder in open or exposed position, permitting reading of the paper while the reader is dining or engaged inother activities requiring use of the hands.

A further object of the invention consists in the provision of a book or newspaper holder of simple and inexpensive construction, the holder being formed primarily from a single sheet or blank of cardboard or other equivalent materials capable of being bent 01' folded, the sheet or blank comprising several sections which, when the holder is being operatively assembled, may be relatively inter-engaged and fastened to maintain the sections in stable, predetermined, support-affording relationship, providing for the placing of reading matter thereon, and which sections during shipment or storage may be relatively disengaged and released so that the holder may be flattened, with all parts thereof disposed in a single plane for compact grouping and diminution of space re quirements.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

In said drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view disclosing the improved holder for printed matter comprising the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely through th holder;

Fig. 3 is a detailed horizontal sectional view, disclosing the side wing and back panel interlocking means;

Fig. 4 is a view of the cardboard blank from which the holder is formed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a slightly modified form of my invention;

Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view;

Fig. '7 is a View of the blank from which the article disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6 is formed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral I designates the blank of flexible material from which the holder is produced. Preferably the blank is formed from cardboard,

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although other flexible or semi-flexible materials of an equivalent nature may be utilized. As shown in Fig. 4,'the blank comprises a substantially rectangular front panel 2 and a similar bottom panel 3, the panels 2 and 3 being joined by means of the weakened or'scored line indicated at 4. Joined with the ends of the front panel section only are integral side wings 5-5,, the latter being united with the ends of the panel 2 by means of the scored or weakened lines 66, each of the side Wings being substantially of triangular configuration.

In use, the bottom panel 3 is folded along the line 4, which, when the holder is assembled, con- 'stitutes the lower longitudinal edge of the front panel. By so bending the bottom panel the same will, as shown in Fig. 2, occuply a substantially horizontal plane, with the front panel sloping upwardly therefrom in a plane angular to the vertical. The side wings are bent along the weakened or scored line t so that said wings will extend rearwardly from the front panel and occupy spaced vertical operating positions.

In order to unite the holder sections in these 7 positions, each of the side wings is out along the base edge 1 thereof to form recesses 8, in which are situated flexible tongues 9, each of these tongues being arcuately notched as at Ill to form a claw I l.

Similarly, the opposite wing-engaging edges 12 of the bottom panel 3 are formed to include segmental slits l3 and offset angularly disposed lineal slits l4. When the holder is assembled, as disclosed in Figures 1 to 3, the tongues 9 are bent along the scored lines [5 so that said tongues will project perpendicularly from thewings 5. With the bottom panel 3 occupying a substantially horizontal position, the wings are moved so that the tongues 9 will be advanced through the segmental slits l3, and the claws H caused to penetrate the lineal slits l4. In effecting this assembly the ears l6, formed by the slits l3, underlie the tongues 9 while the companion ears 16a over-lie the tongues, the claws I I, by passing through the lineal slits l4, overlie or engage the upper portion of the bottom panel. Due to this inter-fitting engagement, frictional pressures are asserted on the relatively engaging surfaces which positively maintain the tongues of the side wings in engagement with the slits of the bottom panel and the cooperating ears l6 and [6a, thus positively maintaining the holder in its upright or assembled order, permitting of its use.

The wings 5 possess greater height than the front panel, so that the lower longitudinal edge of the front panel will be located above the supporting table or surface upon which the holder is placed. Each wing has its forward portion provided with a protruding foot extension [1, which is notched as 18 to constitute, in conjunction with the front panel, a rest upon which a book, paper or magazine may be placed and supported. Since the front panel is inclined with respect to the vertical, an article of reading matter positioned on the holder will be so supported that it may be conveniently viewed by a reader seated, for instance, at a table. If desired, the side wings, along their lines of joinder with the ends of the front panel, may be formed with semi-circular notches [9, which result in the formation of extension ears 20 on the ends of the front panel. As shown inFig. 1 the ears 2!! are arranged in the plane of the front panel perpendicular to the operating planes of the wings 5. The ears 20 thus serve as extensions for the front panel adapting the same for the support and reception of large or cumbersome articles of reading matter, such as a conventional-sized newspaper.

In the form of the invention disclosed in Figs. 5 to '7, the blank is formed to comprise a front section 25, substantially triangular wing or side sections 26, and interlocking back sections 2'1. The front section 25 is scored or weakened along the lines 21, in order to facilitate bending of the side sections to their operative positions. Likewise, the side sections are joined with the back sections along the angularly extending weakened or scored lines 2'8, so that the back sections may be bent to occupy operative positions at right angles to the operative positions of the side sections. In the formation of the blank, the latter is cut to produce the forwardly projecting foot extensions 29 which correspond to the foot extensions l1 employed in the preferred form of the invention. Also, the front section 25 includes laterally extending ears 30, which serve to project the length of the front section when the holder is in use. The outer edges of the back sections 21a are formed with reversely arranged relatively overlapping tongues 3|, which are relatively engaged as shown in Fig. 6, in order to retain the various parts of the holder in assembled operative relationship.

In view of the foregoing, it will be seen that the present invention provides a simple, inexpensive and efficient device which serves in a useful capacity, as a reader's rest, permitting various articles of printed matter to be supported in a position so that they may be conveniently read without requiring the use of the hands of the reader. When not in use the parts of the holder may be disengaged from each other so that the holder may be compactly stored in but a minimum of space. If desired, the front panel may contain advertising or other publicity matter so that the device may be useful for premium purposes, if such use is desired. It is likewise apparent that the device may be developed into a pleasing and artistic form and formed from suitable high grade materials so that it will have long life and permanent value.

What is claimed is:

A holder for reading matter comprising a onepiece blank of sheet material having a plurality of angularly related lines of scoring, said blank being foldable on said scored lines to provide rectangular body and bottom sections and a pair of triangular wing sections, the latter being connected with the ends of said body section, the height of said triangular wing sections and the relation thereof to the body being such as to dispose the base edges of said wing sections below the line of connection of the body and bottom sections, hook-like extensions formed on said wing sections between the line of connection of said body andbottom sections and the base edges of said wings, and interengaging tongues and slits formed with the wing and bottom sections to retain the holder in a folded condition.

LAURENCE LOEWENS'IEIN. 

